DBAs

You set up DBAs to automate the process of subtracting money from an employee's paycheck, calculating employee benefits, and tracking accruals when you run a payroll cycle.

This table defines the terms:

Deductions

Deductions represent monetary amounts, other than taxes, withheld from an employee's earnings.

You set up deductions to automate the process of subtracting monies when you run a payroll cycle.

Benefits

Benefits represent amounts that the company funds for additional employee compensation. A benefit can be cash or noncash, either taxable or nontaxable. Benefit information can be passed to the general ledger to track burden.

You set up benefit DBAs to automate the process of calculating benefits when you run a payroll cycle.

Accruals

Accruals represent a number of paid hours that the company funds as additional employee compensation. Usually, an employee accrues a certain number of hours per pay period.

The system can carry over from year to year any accrued remaining balances, such as available vacation and sick time. Carrying over available vacation and sick time is known as rollover.